In the Lost episode “The Substitute” the reason behind the numbers has been revealed, well mostly at least. The Man in Black said “Jacob had a thing for numbers” so maybe there is more to come. In a previous post we had talked about Jacob being in the lives of those on Oceanic Flight 815, before they made it to the island. Looks like he has been in the lives of many others as well.
The Man in Black, aka fake Locke, took Sawyer (a treacherous climb to be sure) to a cave and revealed “That’s why you’re here. That James is why you’re all here” There were a ton of names (looks like at least 416) on the walls, most of which were crossed out, but “Not all of them”.
These are all that was left.
#4 – Locke
#8 – Reyes
#15 – Ford
#16 – Jarrah
#23 – Shepard
#42 – Kwon – “I don’t know if it’s Sun or Jin” says the Man in Black
Everyone except Locke on this list was still alive when the numbers were revealed. So 3 ideas for Locke still being on the list.
1 – Jacob didn’t back to the cave yet to mark him off.
2 – Jacob didn’t know he was dead.
3 – Locke is still alive.
There are lots of people still alive that were not on this list (Desmond, Claire, Kate). So why are only some still left not crossed out? Will that be revealed?
Smallville really is a different show in seasons 8-9, than it was in the first 7 seasons. I think seasons 1-7 & 8-9 are both really great, and I don’t prefer one over the other, but is really nice that the show is maturing and bringing different elements in. In seasons 1-7 is was really about Clark coming into his own. Learning about his powers and learning about responsibility. The Spider-Man quote definitely comes into play. With great power comes great responsibility. I think Jonathan Kent was really responsible for a lot of that learning. In seasons 8-9, Clark is learning that is more than just about him though. Sometimes he needs help, but even more than that, he needs to be a leader, a great leader in fact.
In episode “Absolute Justice” the members of the Justice Society really tried to make this clear to Clark.
Dr Fate: “You will lead this generation” and “It will be a silver age of heroism”.
Stargirl: “So what do you call your team anyways?”.
Hawkman: “You don’t do this for glory or vengeance”.
Great leaders don’t lead to be great, they lead because they see the need is there, and because they do what is right and just. Sometimes great leaders are thrust into power, not of their own accord, but because those around them know they can do the job and do it well.
With Lost having a split reality now, will it end that way? Do we get to choose if we believe they end up on the island or if the island is under water?
I think in the end Kate will end up going her own way. I don’t believe she will choose Jack or Sawyer. In the first episode of season 6 Kate went to check on Jack first after they time traveled. In the 3rd episode Kate went to check on Sawyer in the house that Sawyer and Juliet shared. Kate has been so back and forth over the first 5 seasons, although I think she has always leaned more towards Sawyer than Jack. Maybe if Sawyer and Juliet didn’t live together then maybe Kate would have chosen Sawyer.
There are only a handful of episodes left before Kate has to make her decision, let’s see what happens.
As Lost now has kicked off it’s Last & Final season, here is a look back at the Top 10 reveals from the first 5 seasons of Lost. Hopefully there will be a lot more reveals this season.
- Rose’s husband Bernard is actually alive. The whole first season she kept saying he was alive, in season 2 we finally get to meet him.
- Jin speaks English.
- Locke was in a wheelchair. Flashback to Locke trying to go on a walkabout and it is revealed that Locke was in a wheelchair before the plane crash.
- Locke is the dead dude Jeremy Bentham seen in the Flash Forwards.
- Jacob has been in the lives of the passengers of Oceanic flight 815, before they made it to the island. Sayid, Kate, Sawyer, Jack, Jin & Sun, John all meet Jacob before coming to the island.
- Sayid was in the Republican National Guard.
- Richard Alper never ages.
- End of Season 3 is a flash forward, revealing at least some passengers will indeed get off the island.
- French woman’s distress signal has been on a loop for 16 years.
- Ethan’s not on the list. When Hurley reveals to Jack that Ethan is not on the passenger manifest.
In the Lost episode “The Substitute” the reason behind the numbers has been revealed, well mostly at least. The Man in Black said “Jacob had a thing for numbers” so maybe there is more to come. In a previous post we had talked about Jacob being in the lives of those on Oceanic Flight 815, before they made it to the island. Looks like he has been in the lives of many others as well.
